The Ghetto President and Presidential Challenger in Uganda

IF 1.9 2区 社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES Africa Spectrum Pub Date : 2020-04-01 DOI:10.1177/0002039720916085
Garhe Osiebe
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The political history of post-colonial Uganda is about as fascinating as that of any post-colonial state. The styles of key political figures, including Milton Obote and Idi Amin Dada, who have had the privilege of leading the country, are central to this fascination. Yet, since becoming Uganda’s leader in 1986, President Yoweri Museveni appears to have outdone his predecessors so much so that an entire generation cares little of the country’s history before Museveni. In 2021, the Ugandan people are scheduled to go to the polls in a presidential election. Following the success of a bill in parliament to expunge an upper age limit to contest for the office of president, the seventy-five -year-old Museveni is set to seek an additional mandate. Unlike in his previous electoral contests, however, Museveni faces the challenge of a man less than half his age. Thirty-seven year-old Robert Kyagulanyi is among the most successful popular musicians in East Africa. Kyagulanyi has since exploited his success and fame to become an elected Member of Uganda’s Parliament. Barely two years after the artist materialised as a politician, the Ghetto President, as he is popularly known, has declared his intention to run for the office Museveni occupies, against Museveni. Since Museveni permitted electoral contests for the presidency of Uganda, he has remained defiantly invincible. How does Kyagulanyi propose to undo this, and why does he think he can, to the extent of daring? Drawing on a socio-biographical analysis of the celebrity MP, some strategic interviewing and student-participant observation, the article engages the dynamics inherent with some of these issues.
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乌干达贫民窟总统和总统挑战者
后殖民时期乌干达的政治史与任何后殖民时期国家的政治史一样引人入胜。关键政治人物的风格,包括米尔顿·奥博特和伊迪·阿明·达达,他们有幸领导这个国家,是这种魅力的核心。然而,自从1986年成为乌干达的领导人以来,约韦里•穆塞韦尼总统似乎已经超越了他的前任,以至于整整一代人都不关心穆塞韦尼之前的国家历史。2021年,乌干达人民将参加总统选举投票。在议会通过一项法案,取消竞选总统职位的年龄上限后,75岁的穆塞韦尼将寻求额外的授权。然而,与之前的竞选不同,穆塞韦尼面临的挑战是一个年龄不到他一半的人。37岁的Robert Kyagulanyi是东非最成功的流行音乐家之一。此后,Kyagulanyi利用他的成功和名声成为乌干达议会的民选议员。在这位艺术家成为政治家仅仅两年之后,这位众所周知的“贫民窟总统”宣布,他打算竞选穆塞韦尼所占据的职位,反对穆塞韦尼。自从穆塞韦尼允许乌干达总统选举以来,他一直是不可战胜的。Kyagulanyi打算如何解决这个问题,为什么他认为他可以,在大胆的程度上?通过对这位著名议员的社会传记分析、一些战略性访谈和学生参与观察,本文探讨了这些问题的内在动力。
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Africa Spectrum AREA STUDIES-
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期刊介绍: Africa Spectrum is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal published since 1966 by the GIGA Institute of African Affairs (IAA) in Hamburg. It is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to scientific exchange between the continents. It focuses on socially relevant issues related to political, economic, and sociocultural problems and events in Africa, as well as on Africa''s role within the international system. There are no article processing charges payable to publish in Africa Spectrum. For more than five decades, Africa Spectrum has provided in-depth analyses of current issues in political, social, and economic life; culture; and development in sub-Saharan Africa, including historical studies that illuminate current events on the continent. Africa Spectrum is the leading German academic journal exclusively devoted to this continent and is part of the GIGA Journal Family. The journal accepts Research Articles, Analyses and Reports as well as Book Reviews. It also publishes special issues devoted to particular subjects.
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